Knotweeds, Cactuses, Amaranths & Allies - Caryophyllales
Native / Non-native
Stone Plants - Aizoaceae
Sea Purslane - Sesuvium portulacastrum Amaranths - Amaranthaceae Brazilian Joyweed - Alternanthera brasiliana Alligator-Weed - Alternanthera philoxeroides Wild Coxcomb - Celosia argentea Wild Globe Amaranth - Gomphrena celosioides Globe Amaranth - Gomphrena globosa South Sea-Blite - Suaeda australis Cactus Family - Cactaceae Night-Blooming Cactus - Epiphyllum oxypetalum Dragon Fruit - Hylocereus undatus Prickly Pear - Opuntia stricta Crab Cactus - Schlumbergera truncata |
Sundew Family - Droseraceae
Spoon-Leaved Sundew - Drosera spatulata Old World Pitcher Plants - Nepenthaceae Common Swamp Pitcher Plant - Nepenthes mirabilis Four O'Clock Family - Nyctaginaceae Bougainvillea - Bougainvillea sp. Four O'Clock - Mirabilis jalapa |
Plumbago Family - Plumbaginaceae
Sea Lavender - Limonium sinense Blue Plumbago - Plumbago auriculata White Leadwort - Plumbago zeylanica Knotweed Family - Polygonaceae Honolulu Vine - Antigonon leptopus Buckwheat - Fagopyrum esculentum Chinese Knotweed - Persicaria chinensis Knotweed - Persicaria posumbu Purslane Family - Portulacaceae Rose-Moss - Portulaca grandiflora Common Purslane - Portulaca oleracea Shaggy Purslane - Portulaca pilosa |
Stone Plants - Aizoaceae
Sea Purslane 海馬齒 Sesuvium portulacastrum
Amaranths - Amaranthaceae
Brazilian Joyweed 紅草 Alternanthera brasiliana
A common border plant in Hong Kong's parks and gardens.
Alligator-Weed 空心莧 Alternanthera philoxeroides
Wild Coxcomb 青葙 Celosia argentea
Wild Globe Amaranth 銀花莧 Gomphrena celosioides
Globe Amaranth 千日紅 Gomphrena globosa
South Sea-blite 南方鹼蓬 Suaeda australis
Cactus Family - Cactaceae
Night-Blooming Cactus 曇花 Epiphyllum oxypetalum
Dragonfruit 火龍果 Hylocereus undatus
Prickly Pear 仙人掌 Opuntia stricta
Crab Cactus 蟹爪 Schlumbergera truncata
Sundew Family - Droseraceae
Spoon-Leaved Sundew 寬苞茅膏菜 Drosera spatulata
Old World Pitcher Plants - Nepenthaceae
Common Swamp Pitcher Plant 豬籠草 Nepenthes mirabilis
One of the world's most common pitcher plants, its range extends from Southern China through SE Asia to the Cape York peninsula in Queensland. In Hong Kong it is a protected species. Pitcher plants are most diversified in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. Southern China represents the northernmost point in their range, where there is just this one species.
Four O'Clock Family - Nyctaginaceae
Bougainvillea 光葉子花 Bougainvillea sp.
A popular ornamental plant in tropical countries around the world. It is originally native to South America.
Four O'Clock 紫茉莉 Mirabilis jalapa
This bushy, South American garden flower is so called as the flowers open in the late afternoon. It's also known as the Marvel of Peru.
Plumbago Family - Plumbaginaceae
Sea Lavender 補血草 Limonium sinense
Blue Plumbago 藍雪花 Plumbago auriculata
White Leadwort 白花丹 Plumbago zeylanica
Known as 'Chitraka' in South Asia. A pretty shrub with semi-woody striate stems and flexible branches. Used in Ayurveda to treat a range of ailments.